IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA JARED LUCAS BROWN, NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND Petitioner, DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED v. CASE NO. 1D15-0875 STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. ___________________________/ Opinion filed April 1, 2015.

Amended Petition Alleging Ineffective Assistance of Appellate Counsel -- Original Jurisdiction.

Jared Lucas Brown, pro se, Petitioner.

Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM.

The petition alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel is denied on the merits.

WOLF, BENTON, and RAY, JJ., CONCUR.